What is the difference between the notes on the staff? whole step half step augmented second quarter step

Embellishments area. ornamental tones not printed in the music that seventeenth- and eighteenth-century performers were expected to add to the melody. b. music created at the same time it is performed. c. notes printed in the music that embellish the melodyd. obsolete in contemporary performances

Which of the following statements is not true? a. henry purcell was virtually unknown in his own time, but today is considered england’s most significant composer from the baroque era. b. purcell mastered all the musical forms of late seventeenth-century england, including church music, secular choral music, music for small groups of instruments, songs, and music for the stage. c. purcell’s music is filled with lively rhythms and a fresh melodic style that captures the spirit of english folk songs. d. dido, in virgil’s epic poem that purcell used as the basis for his opera dido and aeneas, was queen of carthage.

Why did the pilgrimage churches undergo large scale building projects? a. to accommodate the rising number of visitors b. to provide a clearer path for communion c. to appear more like a cross d. none of the above